Stacking device



W. C. SHEETS.

STACKING DEVICE.

APPucATmN man Aus.2s.1s2|.

Patented Oct. 3, 1922.

Patented @et 3, 1922. i

UNVD.` STATES inerti rara-Nr orifice. i

wrnnunl c. snnnrs, or AUDUBON, iowa.

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Application lled August 29, 1921. Serial No. 496,507.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, "WILBUR C. SHEETS, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident ot' Audubon, in the county ot Audubon and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful `Stacking Device, of which the following is a speciiication.

`The object oit my invention is to provide an apparatus for use with a threshing machine tor catching and retaining the straw and chaff discharged `trom the. machine, whereby the scattering or" the straw by the wind is prevented.` i

A further object is'to provide such adevice having spaced upright posts and fence sections slidably mounted thereon, the sections being linked together in the 'form of a closedpolygon.

A further object is to providein such a device means for raising the tence sections upon the posts -tor increasing the height of the stack of straw.`

\ Still a further object is to provide such a device whereinthe sections are removable for increasing or decreasing the size of the enclosure.

A still further object is toprovide such a device which may be used as a corral for milking cows or shearing sheep,.one section to serve as a gate. i

. With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts ot my` device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustratedl in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my straw stacking device, the discharge pipe of a threshing machine being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through one ot the supporting posts and a section ot tence mounted thereon.

Figure 3 is a transverse, sectional view through the post taken on the `line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a `perspective view of a moditied form of a post .used on oneside ot the device. f l

Figure 5 is a sectional view through the same taken `on the line 5-5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged, detail view of a portion of the rod used to link together the tence sections.

F or.r convenience in illustrating, l have shown in Figure l, an apparatus embodying my invent-ion, which employs eight sections of tence. ltwill bevunderstood that various numbers of sections can be used, thus varying the size of the stack to be built. Each section is composed otl the horizontal, vertically spaced `trame members 10 and 11 and the vertical slats 12. At theends ot the members 10 and 11 are the `members 13,

which `form bearings for' the rod 1e. The

bearings 13 at the end of one member 10 or 11 are arranged to register with the bearings 13 in the end oi the corresponding adjacent member of the adjacent section. Through these registering bearingsis passedthe rod 14, which is bent yat. 15, forming an offset or crank portion, the purpose of which will be more fully explained hereinafter'.

lt will be seen that `the sections,rwhen linked together` by the rods 111, will form a rigid structure which will not collapse in-y wardly or outwardly, but may be moved vertically, by the use ot'posts 16, which are of substantially twice the height of the tence sections. A flat sheetmetal strip is bent to form a yoke 17 to receive the posts 16.- One Zend of each upper yoke 17 ot each section is pivotally fastened to the member 10 by an eyebolt 18. rlhe other end ot each yoke 17 has a slot 17a not shown, to receive another eyebolt 18a through which a headed pin 171 may be inserted to secure the yoke in posi tion. A similar yoke 19 is fastened to the lower member 11 in any suitableway.

A rope 20 is -fastened to the lower trame member 11 as at 21, between the slats 12 and the post 16. A groove 22 is cut lengthwise of the post 16 and a corresponding groove is i cut through the frame member 10. A groove 2e is c ut lengthwise oi the post 16 on the ropposite side from the groove 22. The rope passes up betweenthe post and the groove 23, over a pulley 25 at the top of the post, and down through the groove 24 and under the sleeve 17. f The purpose ot this arrangement is seen when it is stated` that it is de sirable to raise the tence sections to a point where the lower sleeve 19 is substantially at the top ofthepost, the remainder of the tence projecting above the post practically f its entire height. in lorder to retain the tence at any elevation, I yhave provided not slip'ol the ends of the'rods.

wardly from the lower bearings.

hooks 26 around which the rope may be wrapped.

In the practical use of my apparatus, the sections are conveyed to the place where the device is to be used, the posts 16 and rods la being removed, thus allowing the entire structure to be carried very compactly.

In order to set up the device, -the fence sections are placed in an upright position and linked-,together with a rod 14, which is inserted from the lower side of the vupper eyebolts and then slippedup to `a position where it may be inserted from the upper side of the lower eyebolt. The ropes 20 are placed over the pulleys 25 and arranged in the slots 22 and 211. kThe posts are then inserted in the yoles 19 and the upper yokes I7 fastened in placeabout them.

In raising the fence, each section may be raised individually, or they may all be raisedat once by the eiiorts'of a number of men. `In order to raise them individually the bearings 18 on bothends of one section, l f i such as the one indicated at A in Figure l,

are arranged above the eyebolts in the adjacent sections `B and C. The bearings in the alternate sections D and E are also arranged above the bearings in the alternate sections B, C, F and Gr. It will be noticed that the offset portions l5 are'spaced up- The sections, A, D, etc., are first raised until. the bearings meet the bent portions -and then the sections B, C, etc., are raised' until they are level with the-'sections A, kD, etc.

yIt will be noted Vthat the rods. 14 are of sufficient length to reach substantially above the upper bearings, in order that these may Vlien the sections are raised further, the bent portion I5 provides `the rod slipping any further through the bearings, and the rod is thereby carried .up withV the slidable sections.

'In'Figure l, I have shown a blower pipe or discharge pipeoi:l a threshing machine at 27; Ordinarily the straw is allowed to discharge upon the open ground, but a moderatewind will cause it to be blown a! considerable distance becausev of its extreme lightness. The result is a long slanting pile, which occupies much valuable space, deteriorates rapidly, and looks unsightly.

In my improved stacker, the blowerpipe may be lowered below the level oi the lfence, thus ypreventing the escape of the straw, and any shape or size of stack may be built to a height 'of about threetimes that of the 'fence members.

As the ite-nce is raised, the weight ci the straw above will prevent the escape of the exposed straw below, and avery straight staclr will be built, which is not likely to blow over and which is very'compact.

In order to swing the blower pipe from side to side,l I provide several of the posts in two sections, as shown in Figures I and 5, where 28 `is apost that remains on the ground and has received in sleeves 29 a second post 30. A rope 3l is fastened to the post 30 at 82 and passes up between the posts and over-a pulley in the top of the post 28 for raising the post 30. The fence frame members li() and ll have the sleeves 33 en closing both posts and the rope anda rope 34 is fastened rto the member Il and received over a pulley in the top of the posty 30 in the same manner as the rope 20. Thus the post 30 may be raised by the rope 31 and the ience raised by the rope 34.

My device may be used to stack bundles of oats or. the like and by its use, the layers of bundles may be slanted downwardly from the center so as to shed water.

The device may also be used as a corral for sheep or cattle. In this case the section A, for instance, could be raised asa gate,

and rods 14 of suiiicient length could be used posts, said members being linked vtogether in the form of a closed polygon, and means carried' by said posts for raising said straw retaining-members. l

2. A straw stacking device, comprisinga plurality of spaced upright posts, straw retaining members slidably mounted on said posts, said members beingflinked together, and means carried by said posts for raising said straw retaining members.

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3. A straw stacking device, comprising a pluralityA of posts, a straw retaining .wall member arranged to slide uponeach of said posts, said last `members having their side ledges linked together,I and means mounted on each post for raising the straw retaining wall member on said post as specified.

4. In a straw stacking device, a plurality ol' posts spaced from each other, straw retaining members slidably mounted on said posts, pulleysin the` upper ends of said posts, ropes over said pulleys, one end of said ropes being i'astenedto said straw retaining members for raising said members, said ropes being arranged so as to allowthe strawy retaining members to be raised until their loWer portions are substantially on a level with the tops of the posts.

5. ln a straw stacking device, a plurality of posts spaced from each other, stravx7 retaining members slidably mounted thereon, eyebolts in the ends of said members, the eyebolts on the end ci one member being arranged to register with the eyebolts on the end cf the adjacent member, rods received through said eyebolts for linking said members together, said rods having offset portions :for preventing the sliding of said rods from the eyebolts.

6. A stran7 stacking device, comprising` a plurality of posts, a straw retaining Wall member arranged to slide upon each of said posts, said last members having their side edges linked together, so as to permit sliding movement of one Wall member relative to the adjacent Wall member', and means mounted on each post Jr'or raising the straw fgetaining Wall member on said post as speci- 7. In a device of the class described, a plurality of Wall members having their edges linked together for permitting sliding movement of one Wall member relative to the adjacent Wall members and a support for each of the Wall members, upon which support said Wall members are permitted to slide.

8. Ina device of the class described, a plurality of Wall members having their edges arranged adjacent to each other, means on said Wall members for linking them together so as to permit sliding movement of one Wall member relative to the adjacent ones independent thereof and a support 'for each of the Wall members, upon which support said Wall members are permitted to slide.

VILBUR C. SHEETS. 

